The trademark ONCE AROUND was filed by WMS Gaming Inc., a U.S. corporation (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on August 13, 2000, and received one opposition filed on November 13, 2000 by ORGANIZACIÓN NACIONAL DE CIEGOS ESPAÑOLES (ONCE) on (a) Identity of marks and Goods and Services, (b) Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by Ungría López, Javier and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued November 13, 2000
The application was filed in Dutch, and Dutch was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Change of name and address of the trademark registration was recorded on June 21, 2001.
The Opposition with reference B 000325896 was refused according to Article 8(1)(b) CTMR with decision issued on April 27, 2004 by the EUIPO.